Sentences with phrase «dramatic heft of»

Once we hit the actual games, the dramatic heft of Collins» narrative construct quickly reveals itself; these are kids killing kids.

Its sequel, directed by John Woo, featured all of the filmmaker's trademark visual style (balletic slo - mo gunfights, pigeons flapping their wings also in slo - mo before all hell broke loose) without any of the poignancy or dramatic heft of his best Hong Kong - set films.

Understated and serene beyond measure, «Loving» conveys all of the powerful emotions and dramatic heft of those louder films without overwrought theatrics.

You need an actor with the dramatic heft of Ralph Fiennes to deliver the four words that vile Lord Voldemort hisses here with such lip - smacking, syllable - stretching relish: «Harry.

Not exact matches

Mauve is one of those perfect shades for transitioning from a warm to cool season because it feels more dramatic than summery colors without the heft of deep fall tones.

But the richness of this final «Potter» has less to do with its central plotline than the conclusive heft of the thing, the accumulated dramatic weight of beloved characters finally and forcefully realizing their long - promised destinies.

Based on the true story, it is always hard to criticize the events, but when your film solely relies on the dramatic heft over some of the very important details, it will suffer greatly.

What Curtis brings beside the extra acreage is dramatic heft, a total immersion in the personality of a tortured but gifted man, one with a rank and file of demons in his head and a generous soul.

Going in Style, in comparison, sometimes bounces to life with a cheeky one - liner or an amusing side remark, but it doesn't contain any of that film's comedic or dramatic heft.

Every single character is given that over the top comedy feel to go for the laughs, stripping it of any dramatic heft it could have had.

Support the Girls, a title that's a nod to both the oversexualized nature of its setting and the resolute bonds of sisterhood packages itself as a campy workplace farce, but it packs a stageplay's worth of dramatic heft into its barebones runtime.

Tina Fey is surprisingly good, hefting a bit of dramatic weight in between her smart - ass banter with Bateman.

Adam Sandler is the type of comedic actor who would get an Oscar nomination for stepping out of his comedic comfort zone to do something with a little more dramatic heft to it.

Zissis and Duplass don't quite have the same dramatic heft, but both have a gift for a certain scruffy, loose kind of naturalistic comedy and their longtime friendship and professional relationship helps them make believable best friends.

Kenneth Turan of Los Angeles Times: «A superhero movie whose characters have integrity and dramatic heft, filled with engaging exploits and credible crises all grounded in a vibrant but convincing reality, laced with socially conscious commentary as well as wicked laughs that don't depend on snark, this is the model of what an involving popular entertainment should be.

In his review for The Times, Kenneth Turan wrote, «A superhero movie whose characters have integrity and dramatic heft, filled with engaging exploits and credible crises all grounded in a vibrant but convincing reality, laced with socially conscious commentary as well as wicked laughs that don't depend on snark, this is the model of what an involving popular entertainment should be.

Stallone has aged well and he gives a touching performance in Creed, the seventh Rocky installment, a boxing movie that has surprising dramatic heft and a lot of heart.

The «troubled genius» subgenre is full of hit - and - miss entries, but the star and director Joe Wright know exactly how to balance dramatic momentum and bio-historical heft.

A superhero movie whose characters have integrity and dramatic heft, filled with engaging exploits and credible crises all grounded in a vibrant but convincing reality, laced with socially conscious commentary as well as wicked laughs that don't depend on snark, this is the model of what an involving popular entertainment should be.

«The Desert Bride,» a Chilean - Argentinian film written and directed by Cecilia Atan and Varelia Pivato, belongs to the same de facto genre as Lelio's film, but it's a slighter effort both in terms of length (78 minutes) and dramatic heft and complexity.

As you noted, this is merely Part 1 and yet, there was a surprising amount of dramatic heft in those final scenes.

A robust screenplay by David Scarpa, direction by Ridley Scott as bracing as a strong belt of brandy, and an excellent cast giving it all they've got contribute dramatic heft to a riveting story of American avarice and greed behind the factual 1973 kidnapping of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty's grandson, J. Paul Getty III (aka «Paul»), snatched from the streets of Rome on a sunny July day and held for a $ 17 million ransom which the old man refused to pay.

Gringo has more dramatic heft than you'd expect — again, not a stoner comedy — and Oyelowo balances the grimmer parts of Harold's experience with a natural buoyancy that makes him a tremendously likeable character even as he is making increasingly bad decisions.

Most winners here are women of historical importance or whose roles carry dramatic heft.

New faces Liam Hemsworth and Yu Nan help elevate the film's dramatic heft, but the chief appeal of this sequel is the inspired carnage unleashed by this motley crew of box office has - beens.